Definition of "carthamin" []

• A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. (noun)

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• "-- A round pot containing a porcelain disk, covered with about 6 grammes of a bright red paste, which is a mixture of carthamin or safflower with talc."
• "The red, or carthamin, furnishes a pigment of exquisite beauty, marked by richness, transparency, and free working."